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  • rabies
    Member
    • May 2019
    • 88

    homemade parts. lets see them

    metal or what not.
    curious to see what people make in their shed/shop/garage.
    I have no lathe but I've made some leather stuff. (I'm aware there is a leather thread)

    carhartt sissy bar bag and leather grips.

  • selectedgrub
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2009
    • 704

    #2
    There was another thread like this that died on the side of the road

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    • TriNortchopz
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2017
      • 3256

      #3
      Top engine mount for my '74 Norton 850 rigid long chop. 1/4" 6061 aluminum, cut with hacksaw and filed by hand

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      If buildin' old school choppers was easy, anyone could do it... ain't nobody said it's gonna be easy...

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      • TriNortchopz
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2017
        • 3256

        #4
        Stepped steering stops for P&P girder on Norton chop, from 1/2" drive 9/16" socket...no lathe, so improvise, precise to the 0.001" by finish filing:

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        If buildin' old school choppers was easy, anyone could do it... ain't nobody said it's gonna be easy...

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        • DustyDave
          Super Moderator
          • Oct 2012
          • 2015

          #5
          A piece of chrome Fire Truck exhaust stack.
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          Some 1" aluminum plate

          A unique oil tank

          Dusty
          Driving that train, high on cocaine
          Casey Jones you better, watch your speed
          Trouble ahead, trouble behind
          And you know that notion just crossed my mind​

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          • drivermark
            Senior Member
            • May 2015
            • 127

            #6
            Originally posted by DustyDave
            A piece of chrome Fire Truck exhaust stack.
            [url=https://postimages.org/][/url
            Some 1" aluminum plate

            A unique oil tank

            Dusty
            That's pretty cool, I like how that turned out.

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            • shovel625
              Senior Member
              • Mar 2018
              • 403

              #7
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              The whole foot clutch(pedal, shifter, bushings, etc etc) shift linkage and shift rod on the trans, the cheater peg behind the pedal, also the backing plate for the jiffy stand. Which the backing plate for the jiffy stand and the backing plate for the foot clutch are all the same piece.

              also made the mid control peg, the jockey shifter, and aluminum shift knob, sissy bar.
              Last edited by shovel625; 08-09-2022, 6:16 AM.

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              • EVILBLACKSABRE
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2013
                • 422

                #8
                My daily ride is loaded with stuff I've made over the past 19+ years of riding it. Here are a few items that I already have pictures of.

                Mini turn signals. I have them front and back.






                Foot boards. There's a 1/4" aluminum plate under the diamond plate rubber (mud flap material), and a 1" x 1" aluminum bar supporting it underneath. I've been riding with them about 15 years now. I made everything, including the mounting bracket/plate.




                I never liked how short my clutch adjusting bolt was (top), it didn't allow enough range of adjustment. So I made a new one out of a vented socket bolt (bottom).




                And I make a wide range of leather bags. I currently have four on my daily ride that I made. I made the latch on this one from scratch.

                That grungy bag further underneath is long gone. Took too much of a beating over the years.

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                • toglhot
                  Member
                  • Nov 2021
                  • 79

                  #9
                  Here's a couple of inlet manifolds I spun up. I turned up the runner first, then made the mount, pressed them together, turned the base and then polished them.
                  I'd bought some Mikuni VMs to replace the BS38s, unfortunately, the carbs interfered with the petcocks, so I had to move the carbs back a little to clear the petcocks.
                  I dropped one of the top caps breaking the brass adjuster, so turned up a couple of new ones with a knurled finger grip.
                  Once finished I painted the carbs, cooked them in the oven for an hour at 200c and polished the top cap and float bowl.
                  Attached Files

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                  • ac72rat
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 112

                    #10
                    broken enricher tab on dellorto carb for my 350 sprint, waxed and cast one upClick image for larger version

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                    • bmxatv
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 496

                      #11
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                      Made this headlight cowl last week. Diggin it.

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                      • SaddleTramp98
                        Member
                        • Apr 2020
                        • 76

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                        Here's some stuff I've made here recently a sportster kickstand, a fender bracket and a gusset for my xs.

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                        • Funkosia
                          Banned
                          • Oct 2023
                          • 10

                          #13
                          Homemade Ingod parts can be dangerous to use
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                          Last edited by DustyDave; 01-11-2024, 4:25 PM.

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